Synonyms for salute
səˈlutsalute

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1. saluteverb

   To accost is to speak first, to friend or stranger, generally with a view to opening conversation; greet is not so distinctly limited, since one may return another's greeting; greet and hail may imply but a passing word; greeting may be altogether silent; to hail is to greet in a loud-voiced and commonly hearty and joyous way, as appears in the expression "hail fellow, well met." To salute is to greet with special token of respect, as a soldier his commander. To apostrophize is to solemnly address some person or personified attribute apart from the audience to whom one is speaking; as, a preacher may apostrophize virtue, the saints of old, or even the Deity. To appeal is strictly to call for some form of help or support. Address is slightly more formal than accost or greet, though it may often be interchanged with them. One may address another at considerable length or in writing; he accosts orally and briefly.

   Synonyms:
   address, address, apostrophize, appeal, approach, cost, court, greet, hail, speak to, woo

   Antonyms:
   avoid, cut, elude, ignore, overlook, pass, pass by, shun

   Preposition:
   Address the memorial to the legislature; the president addressed the people in an eloquent speech; he addressed an intruder with indignation.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. salute

   Synonyms:
   hall, compliment, accost, welcome, greet

   Antonyms:
   ignore, insult, pass, disregard, dishonor, scorn, affront

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. salute, salutationnoun

   an act of honor or courteous recognition

   "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"

   Synonyms:
   military greeting, greeting, salutation

2. salute, military greetingnoun

   a formal military gesture of respect

   Synonyms:
   military greeting, salutation

3. saluteverb

   an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat

   Synonyms:
   military greeting, salutation

4. toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassailverb

   propose a toast to

   "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"

   Synonyms:
   toast, fuddle, pledge, jollify, booze, whoop it up, crisp, wassail, present, tope, subscribe, make merry, crispen, drink, drink in, make whoopie, imbibe, make happy, racket, plight, revel

5. saluteverb

   greet in a friendly way

   "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"

   Synonyms:
   present, toast, wassail, pledge, drink

6. saluteverb

   express commendation of

   "I salute your courage!"

   Synonyms:
   present, toast, wassail, pledge, drink

7. saluteverb

   become noticeable

   "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"

   Synonyms:
   present, toast, wassail, pledge, drink

8. saluteverb

   honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers

   Synonyms:
   present, toast, wassail, pledge, drink

9. salute, presentverb

   recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

   "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"

   Synonyms:
   toast, demonstrate, pledge, portray, demo, deliver, represent, pose, give, lay out, introduce, face, wassail, submit, award, stage, confront, present, exhibit, acquaint, drink, gift, show

Matched Categories

1. • Greet
   • Honor
   • Praise
   • Recognition
   • Smell

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saluteverb

   Synonyms:
   greet, hail, address, welcome, bow to, nod to, show civility to, pay one's respects to, pay homage or obeisance to

2. saluteverb

   Synonyms:
   kiss, greet with a kiss

3. salutenoun

   Synonyms:
   salutation, greeting, address

4. salutenoun

   Synonyms:
   kiss, buss

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1. salutenoun

   Synonyms:
   salutation

2. saluteverb

   Synonyms:
   address, greet, hail, welcome, accost

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "salute":

   welcome, commend, greet, tribute, applaud, hi, greeting

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How to use salute in a sentence?

1. Navy Adm. Giuseppe De Giorgi:

   As an old seaman, I offer my deferential salute to the ship captain for having done his job with great dignity and competence, he was last off, as a captain should be.

2. George Herbert:

   By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear. Dare to look in thy chest; for 'Tis thine own: And tumble up and down what thou findst there. Who cannot rest till he good fellows find, he breaks up house, turns out of doors his mind.

3. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi:

   I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love.

4. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   As it was 189 years ago, so today the cause of America is a revolutionary cause. And I am proud this morning to salute you as fellow revolutionaries. Neither you nor I are willing to accept the tyranny of poverty, nor the dictatorship of ignorance, nor the despotism of ill health, nor the oppression of bias and prejudice and bigotry. We want change. We want progress. We want it both abroad and at homeand we aim to get it.

5. Matteo Renzi:

   I would like us to salute Napolitano, a committed Europeanist who in these hours will leave his post ... having led Italy with intelligence and wisdom.